WENDY'S 12321

7753 SR 70, GROVELAND, Lake County. DBPR licence 4508823. 12 inspection visits from 2023-07-13 to 2026-10-22.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-10-22: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Lake County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

3inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Lake County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-22	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-10-21	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-10-21	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0	2		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
2026-10-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	4	1.15	8 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-03-04	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2		4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-02-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5	1.29	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-08-01	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3		3 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-03-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-02-20	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	6	1.34	9 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	10	1.34	9 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-01-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	7	1.47	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2023-07-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	5	1.47	6 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel

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